Coral Springs Peeping Tom gets 8 years in prison

Kenneth Parkerson after his arrest in May 2010. The bruises are courtesy… (Broward Sheriff's Office,…)

March 21, 2013|By Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel

The Coral Springs Peeping Tom who spied into the wrong windows in 2010 and 2011 was sentenced this week to eight years in prison.

Kenneth Parkerson, 31, was first arrested in May 2010 in Coral Springs after a woman he was videotaping through her kitchen window called out to her husband, who chased Parkerson down and dispensed some unofficial street justice before having Parkerson arrested.

"I picked the wrong house because a UFC [mixed martial arts] fighter lived there and beat me up," Parkerson told a nurse after his arrest. But it wasn't a professional fighter – it was a Pembroke Pines firefighter.

Out on bond in September 2011, Parkerson struck again. This time, police said, he spied on another Coral Springs woman on her way into her shower. She called her husband, who caught up with Parkerson. This time, Parkerson managed to get away, but he left a crucial piece of evidence behind – his dogs. And they had tags identifying him as the owner.

Parkerson pleaded no contest to voyeurism and burglary in September 2012. After a series of psychological tests, he was sentenced Wednesday. In addition to prison, he was sentenced to two years of house arrest and five years' probation.